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1964 song by the Velvelettes
Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama. The original version of the song
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
He_Was_Really_Sayin'_Somethin'
Irish-English girl group
original line-up with Fahey scored several UK hits, including "Really Saying Something", "Shy Boy" (both 1982), "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", "Cruel Summer"
Bananarama
1983 studio album by Bananarama
Bananarama had recorded and released two singles, "Aie a Mwana" and "Really Saying Something", which were both subsequently included on Deep Sea Skiving. After
Deep_Sea_Skiving
English new wave pop band
It)"; the Fun Boy Three later sang on the Bananarama song "Really Saying Something", both reaching the top 5 in the UK. Fun Boy Three Allmusic bio Green
Fun_Boy_Three
2026 concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
it's mostly just talk. And it's not like we're saying something that's not true or we're saying something that's so really particularly controversial, but
Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour
Land_of_Hope_and_Dreams_American_Tour
Top Current Albums Sales chart. Released only in Australia. "Really Saying Something" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the
Bananarama_discography
Popular phrase from the movie Friday
Felicia' [...] is the phrase to get anyone out [of] your face that's saying something stupid". Nicole Richie said "Felicia is, like, some random that you
Bye,_Felicia
Song
the favour and have Fun Boy Three sing on their next single, "Really Saying Something". In 2012, the cover version was used in a commercial for Hewlett-Packard's
'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
'Tain't_What_You_Do_(It's_the_Way_That_You_Do_It)
Utterance that serves a performative function
producing a meaningful expression, the illocutionary act performed in saying something (such as asserting, warning, requesting or promising), and the perlocutionary
Speech_act
American criminal and former lawyer
craziest, most evil lawyer in the history of New Jersey," and "that is saying something", and a federal court has likened Bergrin's downfall to the plot of
Paul_Bergrin
Apotropaic tradition believed to ward off evil
also the habit of knocking on wood when saying something positive or affirmative about someone or something and not wanting that to change. Frequently
Knocking_on_wood
2005 studio album by Bananarama
Cell's Marc Almond) and a 2005 remix of their 1982 single "Really Saying Something", an underground bootleg club hit produced by Solasso. Drama is a comeback
Drama_(Bananarama_album)
1961 studio album by Bill Hardman Quintet
Saying Something is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Hardman which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Savoy label. The 1986 reissue added
Saying_Something
English rock band
/ "Goodbye Baby Goodbye" / "Here Comes the Fool" / "She Was Really Saying Something" / "It's Been a Long Time Baby" / "So Much in Love" / "This Boy's Always
The_Herd_(British_band)
1988 greatest hits album by Bananarama
You Back" "Love, Truth and Honesty" "Nathan Jones" Side B "Really Saying Something" – with Fun Boy Three "Shy Boy" "Robert De Niro’s Waiting" ”Cruel Summer"
The Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)
The_Greatest_Hits_Collection_(Bananarama_album)
Russian sport wrestler (born 1998)
show Mamiashvili aggressively placing the gold medal on Valiev and saying something that upset Valiev before Mamiashvili grabbed him in both arms, shoved
Chermen_Valiev
Children's media franchise
several recurring themes, such as Miss Clavel turning on the light and saying: "Something is not right". Madeline was written by Ludwig Bemelmans and published
Madeline
Linguistic term coined by J. L. Austin
perlocutionary act, an act performed by saying something. Austin, however, eventually abandoned the "in saying" / "by saying" test (1975, 123). According to the
Illocutionary_act
English philosopher (1911–1960)
"more generally the senses in which to say something may be to do something, or in saying something we do something". For example: John Smith turns to Sue
J._L._Austin
American R&B singer (1937–2023)
Jackson on Tour (Wand WDM-658) 1965: Mr. Everything (Wand WDM-667) 1965: Saying Something, with Maxine Brown (Wand WDM-669) 1966: A Tribute to Rhythm and Blues
Chuck_Jackson
The saying of something and what it is that is said during the talk, The said. The Saying relates to an irreducible exposure to the other. The saying makes
The_saying_and_the_said
Irish girl group
released one single in Ireland and the United Kingdom: "We're Really Saying Something", a rap cover version of the 1982 song by Bananarama, itself a cover
Buffalo_G
2020 film by Emerald Fennell
audacious and uncertain of itself." Linda Holmes of NPR wrote: "Fennell is saying something here, too, about men — about nice men and about men who think they're
Promising_Young_Woman
Words which have been described as inherently funny
harmless – just a joke." Anti-humor – a form of ironic humor involving saying something that is meaningless or not funny when the audience expects it to be
Inherently_funny_word
2011 American film
Something Borrowed is a 2011 American romantic comedy film based on Emily Giffin's 2005 novel, directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Ginnifer Goodwin
Something_Borrowed_(film)
Philanthropy conception of meaning
The speaker's meaning is what the speaker intends to refer to by saying something; the semantic meaning is what the words uttered by the speaker mean
Meaning_(philosophy)
Jazz scholar
currently a full professor of African American Studies. For her 1996 book, Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction, Monson won the Irving Lowens Book
Ingrid_Monson
Supernatural beings in Japanese folklore
path. For example, one tells that if you reach the end of the trail, saying something like 'goodbye' or 'thank you for escorting me' will cause the okuri-inu
Okuri-inu
Bruce Springsteen's backing band
it's mostly just talk. And it's not like we're saying something that's not true or we're saying something that's so really particularly controversial, but
E_Street_Band
1997 EP by Incubus
track. Exactly 3:40 into "Azwethinkweiz", a hidden message of Boyd saying something backwards can be heard: "Thursday night, we smoked indica, and 'azwethinkweizm'
Enjoy_Incubus
1972 novel by Italo Calvino
hometown of Venice. Polo replies, "Every time I describe a city I am saying something about Venice." Invisible Cities deconstructs an archetypal example
Invisible_Cities
Highest Polynesian god of procreation, sky, and sun
feat, but his statue failed to come to life. So he challenged him, saying something to the effect, "that man will live only a certain span of time, then
Kāne
2018 American film
wrote that "it's as unconvincing as big-screen romances get, which is saying something." Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote
Breaking_&_Exiting
Slang terms referring to China's extensive online censorship
These euphemisms are also used as verbs. For example, instead of saying something has been censored, one might say "it has been harmonized" (Chinese:
Euphemisms for Internet censorship in China
Euphemisms_for_Internet_censorship_in_China
American horror television miniseries
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is an American horror television miniseries created by Haley Z. Boston for Netflix. Boston serves as the series
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Something_Very_Bad_Is_Going_to_Happen
Indian dish containing a thick mixture of vegetables
(oonu in Malayalam) and is also served as a delicacy in South India. Saying something is an avial is also a common phrase attributing that thing to being
Avial
Philosophical categorization of statements
ways are there of saying something?" Aristotle answers, two: you can affirm something of something or deny something of something. Since Frege, the normal
Logical_quality
2013 boxing competition
come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something. This was a tremendous win for me. I mean, who's doing it like me?
Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner
Paulie_Malignaggi_vs._Adrien_Broner
2005 studio album by Rob Thomas
...Something to Be is the debut solo album from the Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The album was released on April 19, 2005, and it debuted at
...Something_to_Be
1984 studio album by Public Image Ltd
change and he'd be there." "The Pardon" John Lydon (1999): "I was just saying something about most people's lack of desire for change. I like change, but not
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
This_Is_What_You_Want..._This_Is_What_You_Get
American jazz musician (1933–1990)
and led a group with Junior Cook. Hardman also recorded as a leader: Saying Something on the Savoy label received critical acclaim in jazz circles,[citation
Bill_Hardman
Pattern or structure that makes something funny
Government Inspector and its adaptations. There is a liberating element to saying something that nobody else would say in a civilized environment. Being disgusting
Comedic_device
Internet meme involving images of cats
Retrieved April 29, 2007. These images ... usually include a cute cat saying something related to buckets, cheeseburgers, or whatever else with strangely-conjugated
Lolcat
1973 biographical vigilante action drama film
Voice wrote: "Like it or not, Walking Tall is saying something very important to many people, and it is saying it with accomplished artistry". Vincent Canby
Walking_Tall_(1973_film)
1969 film by Richard Boone, Hubert Cornfield
bending over her. As she leaves, we see a chauffeur, Bud (Brando), saying something to her which we do not hear. He puts her in the back of a Rolls-Royce
The Night of the Following Day
The_Night_of_the_Following_Day
2022 homicide in North Dakota
involved politics". The 911 transcript includes Brandt saying that Ellingson “was saying something about some Republican extremist group,” and that Brandt
Killing_of_Cayler_Ellingson
Children's game
participant's limbs. The person closest to the head commonly begins by saying something like "She's looking ill", which is repeated several times, and followed
Light as a feather, stiff as a board
Light_as_a_feather,_stiff_as_a_board
1971 song by Leonard Cohen
play the Royal Albert Hall, the crowd goes crazy, and you're really saying something there. If I had to pick a favorite from the album, it would probably
Famous_Blue_Raincoat
2018 poetry collection by Hannah Sullivan
originality: There is saying something the same thing in a different form, There is saying something new in the same form, There is saying the same thing again
Three_Poems
2010 Indian film by Siddique
his mother, and Jayakrishnan is shocked and angry at Siddharth for saying something so blunt and rude. Ashokan begs Jayakrishnan to take Ammu as his wife
Body_Guard_(2010_film)
French filmmaker (born 1983)
third feature, she ended up scrapping it saying to Vanity Fair that “I realized that I was saying something I’d already said in my two previous films
Julia_Ducournau
Ancient philosophy
true or false?"—if the man says something true then it seems he is lying, but if he is lying then he is not saying something true, and so on. Another, known
Stoicism
2007 single by the Enemy
radio in bandmate Andy's car saying: "Something was on the radio and it was rubbish. I remember getting really grumpy and saying 'why can no one write a chorus
Away_from_Here_(song)
Nonsensical diversionary legal defense
House Nancy Pelosi, defining it as when "someone asserts his claim by saying something so patently nonsensical that the listener's brain shuts down completely"
Chewbacca_defense
Jewish writer
Bustān al-ʿUqul, asserts that due to Muslim attempts to catch Jews saying something against their faith–one who said that Muhammad was a false prophet
Natan'el_al-Fayyumi
Philosophical position
asserts "Stealing is wrong" he is saying something true, but that when Jenny asserts "Stealing is wrong" she is saying something false. Joyce, Richard (2020)
Ethical_subjectivism
Cant language
became a friendly response to anyone using incorrect grammar or when saying something that doesn't make sense. An invitation to "Learn Olbanian!" was directed
Padonkaffsky_jargon
1970 misquotation from Apollo 13
actual line spoken would not work well in a suspense movie. "It is saying something has happened, and it’s over,” declared Broyles. "The past perfect tense
Houston,_we_have_a_problem
1977 American horror film directed by Wes Craven
commenting that with the film's ending "Craven seemingly believes he's saying something about our instinctual need to kill for pleasure, but this philosophy
The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)
The_Hills_Have_Eyes_(1977_film)
Municipality in Galicia, Spain
function of invert the context (without distort the action of have been saying something in it superlative acception) and to be suitable as a toponym where
Betanzos
1947 essay by George Orwell
first feeling is that in describing Shakespeare as a bad writer he is saying something demonstrably untrue. But this is not the case. In reality there is
Lear,_Tolstoy_and_the_Fool
Australian former rugby union player
barging through Fitzpatrick and then made a two fingered gesture to him, saying something which most TV watchers thought they could lip read.[citation needed]
Phil_Kearns
2005 book by Thomas Sowell
you'll know that he's not saying anything as simple as racism accounts for today's black poverty. He's saying something much more complex and, to my
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Black_Rednecks_and_White_Liberals
Role-playing game supplement
social conscience." Bambra concluded with a positive recommendation, saying, "Something Rotten in Kislev is one of the best adventures that I've seen in a
Something_Rotten_in_Kislev
2011 American film
rape, Wingard breathes shades of ambiguity into his characters while saying something very deep about the nature of intimacy, treading into deeper, darker
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
What_Fun_We_Were_Having:_4_Stories_About_Date_Rape
Philosophical positions
asserts "Stealing is wrong" he is saying something true, but that when Jenny asserts "Stealing is wrong" she is saying something false.) Gowans, Chris (2021)
Moral_relativism
Words and contextual actions which provide a complete meaning
analogy: The rules of language are analogous to the rules of games; thus saying something in a language is analogous to making a move in a game. The analogy
Language_game_(philosophy)
BBC comedy series
flawed-but-loveable characters you enjoy hanging out with, while actually saying something about the world they inhabit". BBC 2017. Symons, Alex (14 February
Man_Like_Mobeen
2006 EP by Moneen
Saying Something You Have Already Said Before: A Quiet Side of Moneen is an EP/DVD by the rock band Moneen. The CD side of the disc includes four acoustic
Saying Something You Have Already Said Before: A Quiet Side of Moneen
Saying_Something_You_Have_Already_Said_Before:_A_Quiet_Side_of_Moneen
2009 studio album by Jeb Loy Nichols
the most organic-sounding record Nichols has ever made -- and that's saying something, because all of his previous offerings have been warm and intimate
Strange_Faith_and_Practice
Figure of speech marked by explicit comparison
whereas metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e., saying something "is" something else). Thus Odysseus is a weasel is a metaphor, while Odysseus
Simile
Interdisciplinary academic field
states that "to say something is to do something, or in saying something we do something, and even by saying something we do something". the most illustrative
Performance_studies
1990 book by Judith Butler
and performative utterances, which are sentences that "do" something while saying something, for example "I promise you that..." is the act of promising
Gender_Trouble
Action words in the Philippine language
otherwise, -to. Examples: Kitaen to see (something) kita[Root: see] + en[Patient Focus] Kitaento to about to see (something) kita[Root: see] + en[Patient Focus]
Ilocano_verbs
2004 film by Рadivoje Andrić
are probably his most prized possession), he developed a habit of saying something in English every once in a while when talking to others. He is quite
When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo
When_I_Grow_Up,_I'll_Be_a_Kangaroo
Seven expressions of Jesus during his crucifixion
The sayings of Jesus on the cross (sometimes called the Seven Last Words from the Cross) are seven expressions biblically attributed to Jesus during his
Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross
2007 book by Steven Pinker
want to boss people around lightly. So you split the difference by saying something that literally makes no sense while also conveying the message that
The_Stuff_of_Thought
1977 British film by James Kenelm Clarke
of her clothes as soon as possible. Actually sub-Carry On, which is saying something, and a waste of Victor Spinetti, Graham Stark and Ronald Frazer all
Hardcore_(1977_film)
20th episode of the 8th season of Family Guy
"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" is a direct-to-video special of the animated series Family Guy, which later served as the 20th episode of
Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Something,_Something,_Something,_Dark_Side
Belief in the connection of unrelated events
in John L. Austin's concept of performativity, in which the act of saying something makes it true, such as in an inaugural or marital rite. Other theories
Magical_thinking
6th episode of the 1st season of The Blacklist
flooding Silicon Valley". However, he went on to criticize Red's way of saying something "incomprehensible" to someone, as he thought the people Red were talking
Gina_Zanetakos
2020 studio album by Mrs. Piss
darker than a lot of the music the two make on their own, and that's saying something." Credits are adapted from Apple Music. "Self-Surgery". Bandcamp. May
Self-Surgery
Concept in Cartesian philosophy
regard anything said about the deceiving God as being equivalent to saying something about the evil demon. Other writers acknowledge that Descartes makes
Evil_demon
American jazz saxophonist and composer
(New Jazz, 1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! (Regent, 1957) With Bill Hardman Saying Something (Savoy, 1961) With Yusef Lateef The Blue Yusef Lateef (Atlantic, 1968)
Sonny_Red
2012 greatest hits album by Bananarama
been officially made available on this format. "Aie a Mwana" "Really Saying Something" (with Fun Boy Three) "Shy Boy" "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" "Cruel
30_Years_of_Bananarama
1970 single by the Band
swinging song with some of the Band's most perfect playing (which is saying something)..." According to Ward, unlike most Band songs, "Rag Mama Rag" owes
Rag_Mama_Rag
American film director
the best Westerns to come out of Universal in the 50s — and that’s saying something. If Jones had made more Westerns, I’m sure we’d be grouping him with
Harmon_Jones
and their opponents or partners, typically by refusing to sell or by saying something not agreed to in a promo. A type of shoot. gold A championship belt
Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms
English word
backwards to something previously mentioned a coordinating conjunctive dangling "so" (sometimes called trailing "so") to refer forwards to something that may
So_(word)
Broadcast media censorship using time limit as rationale
other hand, suppose you're saying something that isn't just regurgitating conventional pieties, suppose you say something that's the least bit unexpected
Concision_(media_studies)
Effect of an utterance on an interlocutor
to Do Things with Words. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 101. Saying something will often, or even normally, produce certain consequential effects
Perlocutionary_act
2008 video game
Kai remembers Arpaka saying something along the lines. Arpaka says there should be a mural about the maiden. Zero reacts to something and a rock cracks open
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
Elebits:_The_Adventures_of_Kai_and_Zero
10th episode of the 5th season of Better Call Saul
said that "It isn't as simple as saying, 'Jimmy is turning [Kim] bad.' That’s not correct. So is he reigniting something that was always there? Is he bringing
Something_Unforgivable
Act of explaining in a condescending manner
unaware and unintentionally saying something that offends,' Huang said. 'It's a little offensive to say this is only something men can do. Women can also
Mansplaining
Famous saying by Socrates
apostle St. Paul are also found paralleling this saying in 1Cor 8:2, "Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge." Acatalepsy
I_know_that_I_know_nothing
1988 studio album by the Feelies
Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 242. "The Feelies". Billboard. "Feelies Saying Something". Record Collector. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie
Only_Life
2021 film by Michel Franco
inward-looking film that seems to be saying something about life. Whatever it's saying — and it's not clear that it's saying anything specific — it connects
Sundown_(2021_film)
2015 video game
justice". Destructoid was more critical, awarding it 3 out of 10 and saying "something went wrong somewhere along the line." Shelter 2: Mountains was released
Shelter_2
First line of a traditional rhyme
"Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck: Something old, something new
Something_old
MTV reality series
than Big Brother, and that's saying something." One teenager (Audrey Reyes) is seen screaming at her mother and saying she "hates" her after having received
My_Super_Sweet_16
SAYING SOMETHING
SAYING SOMETHING
Boy/Male
Muslim
Loving, Caring, Daring
Boy/Male
Latin
A Sabine.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Sabinus, SAVINO means "Sabine; a follower of another religion."
Biblical
crying; saving
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps be a nickname from Middle English daring ‘trembling’, ‘crouching or transfixed with fear’.
Girl/Female
Latin
A Sabine.
Female
French
French and German form of Roman Latin Sabina, SABINE means "Sabine; a follower of another religion."
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Savino, SAVINA means "Sabine; a follower of another religion."
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Indian, Irish, Italian, Latin, Malayalam, Muslim, Polish, Romanian, Slovenia, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil
Catlike; Form of Sabine; Of Ancient Italian Culture; Woman from the Sabine Tribe; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Russian Spanish American Latin
A Sabine.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sabine
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Serena, SARINA means "serene, tranquil."
Female
English
 Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Sadhbh, SABINA means "sweet." Compare with another form of Sabina.
Girl/Female
Latin
A Sabine. From an ancient Roman tribe name, Sabinus.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Sabinus, SABINO means "Sabine; a follower of another religion."
Girl/Female
British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Netherlands, Swedish, Swiss
Sabine; The Sabines were Tribe Living in Central Italy; Woman from the Sabine Tribe
Boy/Male
Biblical
Crying, saving.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Selina, possibly SALINA means "moon."
Girl/Female
Indian
Sweet or sabine
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish
A Sabine
SAYING SOMETHING
SAYING SOMETHING
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of the Mountains; The Himalaya
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Sage
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Muslim
Satisfaction
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Glorious; Shining; The Dawn
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French, Welsh
Protector of the Sea; Sea Lord; Great Ruler; Guardian from the Sea
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Hindu, Indian
Joyful; Who Brings Happiness; Deep Knowledge; The Best
Girl/Female
Muslim
Dove
Biblical
the Lord dwells; deer; goat
Boy/Male
Hindu
(Brother of Krishna)
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who confirms, Verifies another (1)
SAYING SOMETHING
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n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
a.
Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
a.
Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
n.
A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.
a.
That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Say
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
a.
Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.
n.
Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating.
n.
The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
a.
Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
a.
Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.
a.
Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.
a.
Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil.
a.
Making a harsh noise; blaring.
n.
The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread.
n.
The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.
n.
That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
n.
Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.